Latin Flashcards
Ascesis
noun
: self-discipline, asceticism
Ab initio
adverb
: from the beginning
Cum
: along with being : and — used to form usually hyphenated phrases <a></a>
De facto
adverb
: in reality : actually
De jure
adverb or adjective
law : based on or according to the law
De novo
In general usage, de novo is a Latin expression meaning “from the beginning,” “afresh,” “anew,” “beginning again.” It is used in:
Also, ab novo.
In nuce
Adverb
in a nutshell; briefly stated
in the embryonic phase; said of something which is just developing or being developed
Mutatis mutandis
adverb
1 : with the necessary changes having been made
2 : with the respective differences having been considered
In toto
adverb
: as a whole : totally or completely
Full Definition
Inter alia
adverb
: among other things
Ipso facto
Adverb
By that very fact itself. Compare: eo ipso.
Opus operatum
Etymology: ML, lit., work done
: the efficacy of the action — compare ex opere operato
Prima facie
adverb
: at first view : on the first appearance
Qua
preposition
: in the character or role of (someone or something)
Full Definition
: in the capacity or character of : as
Sine qua non
noun
: something that is absolutely needed
